Jim Leyland says he will be 'special assistant' to Dave Dombrowski, Detroit Tigers

4:44 PM,
Jan. 8, 2014

Former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland.

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Posted by Brian Manzullo
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

Jim Leyland confirmed today on Detroit Sports 105.1 that he will be a special assistant to Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski heading into the 2014 season.

Leyland, who managed the Tigers from 2006-13, said as he stepped down last fall that he would stick with the team in an undetermined role. Today, he told Drew Lane on 105.1 FM: "I'm going to do whatever (Dombrowski) wants me to do."